Jainism

Author(s): Vallabh Smarak Nidhi
Publisher: Vallabh Smarak Nidhi

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writing learned treatises on Jain Logic, the formidable system, of Syadwad which is peculiar to Janism, is very famous and unsurpassed as a system of Logic,
Kamalshil, Hemchandracharya and Haribhadrasuri were invited with great honour by the kings of their times to hold controversies on philosophy with Buddhist and Hindu scholars, and history records that the Logic of the Jain philosophers was so very powerful and convincing that their adversaries were vanquished and the garland of Victory was placed on their necks.
As Grammarians & Lexicographers, the Jains have no equals. Shaktayan, Hemchandra and Dhanpal are famous in these departments of literature. Shaktayan is a very ancient Grammarian and has supplied materials to the fam. ous Panini for his works on Grammar.
Shaktayan has been very highly spoken of by Guslav Oppert who has edited his work.
Hemchandracharya is a reputed encyclopaedist and is said to have composed three crores and a half of couplets on different snbjects.
Vinayacharya, Ramchandracharya, Vagbhatta, Ajitsen and others have written learned